Answer:
First year depreciation expense is $2,250
Explanation:
Total depreciation expense is given by:
Price - Salvage Value = 40,000 - 4,000 = 36,000
That $36,000 depreciation expense would be spread out for 200,000 miles.
So for the first year in which the truck is used 12,500 miles, the depreciation expense will be
[tex]\frac{36,000}{200,000}\times{12,500}{=2,250}[/tex]
Question answered.
Note:
[tex]\frac{Depreciable \,Cost}{Units \,in \,Useful \,Life}{=Per-Unit\,Depreciation}[/tex]
[tex]{Per-Unit\,Depreciation \times \,Units \,During \,Year = Annual \,Depreciation \,Expense[/tex]